General education program transfer guide

St. Clair County Community College

1. The WMU General Education Program requires a minimum of 37 hours, not counting the baccalaureate-level writing course proficiency.
2. To complete the freshman-sophomore requirements, transfer students from St. Clair County Community College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the SCCCC courses listed below.
3. No more than two courses from one department may be used to satisfy distribution requirements.
4. Proficiencies #1 and #3 (college-level writing and mathematics/quantitative reasoning) must be satisfied before one may register for 3000 and higher level WMU courses.
5. After transferring, students fulfilling #2 above will need only to complete the junior-senior requirement of two (2) 3000-4000 level courses (6-8 hours) in the distribution areas and Proficiency 2 at WMU.
6. See the current WMU Undergraduate Catalog for a detailed explanation of this program.

DISTRIBUTION - One course required from each area, including two at WMU (per #5 above):

Area I, Fine Arts, ( 3-4 hours minimum)
ART 120, 121, 122, 123; ENG 206, 207, 243, 244, 245, 246, 249, 255; MUS 106, 230, 231; THA 101

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENG 205, 208, 210, 211, 212, 220, 221, 230, 231, 236, 252; HIS 101, 101H, 102, 102H; PHL 210, 220

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENG 225; HIS 149, 150, 233, 297; PS 101, 101H

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
ANT 171

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
BUS 150, 221, 221H, 222; GEO 102, 233; HIS 175, 190, 280; PS 140, 210, 230; PSY 180, 270; SOC 101, 101H, 110

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
AST 104 & 106, 105 & 106; BIO 100, 150, 200, 250; CHM 101, 111; GEO 101; GLG 101, 102; PHY 110, 121, 221; PHS 101

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
CM 101; CIS 115, 115H

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
HE 141; PE 100
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENG 101, 101H, 101T, 102, 102H; OA 225

2. Baccalaureate-level writing course: Will be done at Western Michigan University

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MTH 104, 105, 113, 114, 120

4. Enhance or develop another proficiency in one of these seven areas (hour minimums noted):
a. Advanced writing, (3-4 hours) N/A
b. Mathematics/quantitative reasoning, (3-4 hours) MTH 106, 114
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHL 215
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) SPC 101, 101H
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) N/A
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) CIS 260, 261
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) FR 101, 102, 203, 204; GR 101, 102, 203, 204; SP 101, 102, 204

2007-08 SCCCC catalog used
Revised:October 14, 2009